As millions of Australians celebrated the increasingly contentious public holiday yesterday, plenty were keen to spend the ...

A new kind of real estate war is breaking out on Australia’s famous shorelines, with a debate over the fairness of staking a ...

"It is fascinating to think we were able to trace tiny grains of sand on a beach in Australia to a previously undiscovered mountain belt under the Antarctic ice," Mulder added. Garnet, a deep red ...

Australia's beaches run the gamut from world-famous surf spots to flawless stretches of white sand to secluded coves, drawing families, couples, adventurers and solo travelers alike. From Sydney's ...

For years, a controversial invader has been gradually taking over Australia's beloved beaches. Swallowing up the sand, blocking ocean views and turning the shore into an irksome maze, is a sea of ...

"There's more [cabanas] than there is sand in some of the images." Tourism Australia beach ambassador Brad Farmer has a different view of the cabana craze, describing it as "visual pollution".